Red Lentils: Calories and Nutrition Analyse



How many calories in red lentils?

100g of red lentils have about 358 calories (kcal).
Calories per: ounce | handful | tablespoon | teaspoon | cup | half cup

In particular, handful of red lentils (38 g) have about 136 calories.

It is about 6% of daily calories intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity (for calculation we assumed 2400 kcal daily intake).

Red lentils - calories, kcal

Scroll down for details and nutrition tables.

To visualize how much 136 kcal actually is, take in mind that calories amount from handful of red lentils is similar to calories amount from ie.:

  • 2.5 apples
  • 1.5 glasses of Coca Cola (220 ml glass)
  • 1 slice of cheese
  • 1 slice of bread
  • 1 glass of milk
  • 7 cubes of sugar

Take a look at tables below to see details about red lentils nutrition.

Calories in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category

See all nutrition data of red lentil on charts.

Calories358kcal/100g(101 kcal/oz)
Protein23.9g/100g(6.8 g/oz)
Carbs Total63.1g/100g(17.9 g/oz)
Fat2.2g/100g(0.6 g/oz)

Calories And Nutrition in Handful of Red Lentils (38 G), 100g and Ounce

per 100 gper ouncehandful of red lentils (38 g)
Calories358 101.49 136
Carbs Total63.1 g17.89 g24 g
Dietary fiber10.8 g3.06 g4.1 g
Fat2.17 g0.62 g0.8 g
Protein23.91 g6.78 g9.1 g
Water7.82 g2.22 g3 g

red lentils - vitamins per 100g

  • Vit A58 IU
  • Vit B1 (Thiamine)0.51 mg
  • Vit B2 (riboflavin)0.106 mg
  • Vit B3 (Niacin)1.495 mg
  • Vit B60.403 mg
  • Vit B9 (Folic acid)0.204 mcg
  • Vit C1.7 mg

Energy content of red lentils

  • 69% CARBS
  • 26% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

red lentils - minerals per 100g

  • Potassium668 mg
  • Magnessium59 mg
  • Calcium48 mg
  • Sodium7 mg
  • Iron7.39 mg

How many calories in 1, 2, 3 or 5 red lentils?

As I wrote before handful of red lentils (38 g) have 136 calories. It is easy to count that two red lentils have about 272 calories and three red lentils have about 408 calories. In table below you can also see calories amount for four and five red lentils.

  • Handful of red lentils (38g)136 kcal
  • Tablespoon of red lentils (12g)43 kcal
  • Teaspoon of red lentils (4g)14 kcal
  • Cup of red lentils (190g)680 kcal
  • Half cup of red lentils (95g)340 kcal
  • Ounce (oz) of red lentils101 kcal
  • Half of medium size red lentils68 kcal
  • Small size red lentils (30g)108.8 kcal
  • Big size red lentils (49g)176.8 kcal
  • Two medium size red lentils272 kcal
  • Three medium size red lentils408 kcal
  • Four medium size red lentils544 kcal
  • Five medium size red lentils680 kcal

Protein in red lentils

Red lentils have 23.91 g protein per 100g.
When you multiplay this value with weight of handful of red lentils (38 g) you can see that you will get about 9.1 g of protein.

Carbs in red lentils

Red lentils have 63.1 g carbohydrates per 100g.
In the same way as for protein we can calculate that handful of red lentils (38 g) has about 24 g of carbs.

Fat in red lentils

Red lentils have 2.17 g fat per 100g.
So it is easy to count that handful of red lentils (38 g) has about 0.8 g of fat.

Red lentils - caloies, wieght

handful of red lentils (38 g) has:

136kcalFor burning these calories you have to:
Bike19 min.Bike
Horse ride25 min.Horse ride
Play tennis13 min.Tennis
Run14 min.Run
Swim16 min.Swim

Interesting charts - compare red lentils with other vegetables

When you look at charts below you will see how red lentils look like in comparsion to other products from its category. When you click on selected product you will se detailed comparsion.

Vitamin C in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Fiber in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Fat in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Iron in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Magnesium in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Potassium in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Protein in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Sodium in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Vitamin B1 in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Vitamin B2 in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Vitamin B6 in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Water in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Carbohydrates in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Calories in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Calcium in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Vitamin A in Red Lentil Based On Vegetables Category
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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